Gone and Back and Gone Again.

So I was out of town the 21st through the 26th not to celebrate some bullshit holiday but because I love my Grandparents and Family. Missed many good shows and parties but it was completely with it.

Leaving again on Friday the 30th for a wedding and won't be back until the 10th.

See you in December...

12/10 - Total Trash, Wild Child, Cokskar @ Memory Lanes - Free 10pm 21+

12/13 - The Drug Budget, City On The Make, With A Gun For A Face, Congorats @ Hexagon 10pm Free 21+

12/14 - Tenement, Animal Lover, Frozen Teens, Wild Child @ H0us3 of L@rd - 8pm $5 AA

12/14 -  Harvest, FALSE, In Defence, Xaphan @ The Triple Rock - 5pm, AA, $10

12/18 - Clump, Scaphe, Prostate @ 7th St. - 18+ 8pm doors 9pm show $5

12-21 - TVBC @ The Turf

12-22 - Lots of Bands @ The Triple Rock - 18+, 7pm, $6

Perish: Prostate and Hasps

Perish:
Prostate
Hasps

Nightstalker

Kitty Cat Klub
10pm. 11/15.
Free

Perish. Every Third Thursday of the Month.

Facespace

Empty's Tapes Presents @ Hell's Kitchen

Poster by Brian Downs

Empty's Tapes Presents:

Rollerblade
Fate's Palette (ex-The Great Confinement/The Butcher's Bag)
Shell
Kingfisher (First show ever!)

Hell's Kitchen
Saturday November 10th
10pm | 21+ | $5

Social Networking 101. 

Robust Worlds Release Show @ The Turf Club

Robust Worlds ("Best Wishes")
Pony Trash
Dream Weapon (ft. Cole and Bennett from Daughters of the Sun)
and DJ Clint Simonson

The Turf Club
Thursday October 25th
9pm | $6 | 21+

The debut Robust Worlds album Emotional World was recorded at Old Blackberry Way with Neil Weir and is available through De Stijl.

Perish This Evening.

Perish:
Thee Dudesses
Blood Folke

Savage Clone & DJ Fantazium

Kitty Cat Klub
10pm. 10/18.
Free

Perish. Every Third Thursday of the Month.

Was out of town...

but now I'm back. Put some shows on the calendar too.

Lately.

Last Saturday 9/8 I was fortunate enough to record WHY?, Doseone and Serengeti at The Cedar Cultural Center. Thanks to Snake and to The Cedar. WHY?'s fifth album, Mumps, etc. will be released on October 9th 2012.

Tonight is Caspian and Cursive at The Varsity Theater. Caspian's third album, Waking Season will be released on September 25th in the US. 

inBOIL Releases 2nd Full Length Tonight!

Hell's Kitchen
Thursday August 16th 
10pm | $5 | 21+
Social Networking 101

inBOIL (full band)
Tiger VS. 
Pleasure Horse
Battlerat

Phil is one of the best songwriters to have ever taken up residence in Minneapolis. He's also one of the few people who could get me out to a show having never heard of the other 3 bands. No offense intended to those bands. Please consider joining me at Hell's Kitchen this evening to celebrate the release of inBOIL's 2nd full length. The new album can be previewed on their Bandcamp page but limited edition handmade copies will be available at the show. Here's a couple of songs from Phil's solo set at the Blazedell House last Friday.

The Funeral And The Twilight - Summer 2012 Tour

Don't miss The Funeral And The Twilight on tour this month. I'm an asshole because I wasn't at the Tour Kick Off show last week.

Aug 09 Minneapolis, MN Doesn't Count House
Aug 10 Fargo, ND New Direction
Aug 11 Minot, ND Why Not Fest
Aug 12 Bismark, ND House Show
Aug 13 TBD
Aug 14 Billings, MT House Show
Aug 15 Bozeman, MT The Filling Station
Aug 16 Missoula, MT Total Fest XI
Aug 17 Missoula, MT Total Fest XI @ Badlander/Palace
Aug 18 Missoula, MT Total Fest XI
Aug 19 Spokane, WA Carr's Corner
Aug 20 Seattle, WA The Funhouse
Aug 21 Olympia, WA Le Voyeur
Aug 22 Portland, OR World Famous Kenton Club
Aug 23 Portland, OR House Show
Aug 24 Boise, ID The Shredder
Aug 25 Salt Lake City, UT Haus Show
Aug 26 Denver, CO Rhinoceropolis
Aug 27 Driving and camping somewhere.
Aug 28 Columbia, MO The Hairhole
Aug 29 Iowa City, IA TBA
Aug 30 Minneapoils, MN

Bandcamp | "The Facebook" | Forward Records

Brain Tumors - Summer 2012 Tour

Brain Tumors is the greatest punk band in Minneapolis. Please support them on this tour if you feel like it. If you prefer drinking out of glass you may want to consider switching to plastic or aluminum for 20 minutes.

8/13 – Fargo, ND at Slabafuca House w/ Fuck Detector, Brother Nature, Cruddy
8/14 – Minot, ND at Pangea House w/ Mr. Dad, Chapstick, Japaniel Flatzen, Max Paxtner, Opposition Out
8/15 – Bozeman, MT w/ The Funeral and the Twilight
8/16 – Total Fest, Missoula, MT
8/17 – Total Fest, Missoula, MT
8/18 – Total Fest at Ole Beck VFW Post 209 w/ Walls, Dreamdecay, Big Fiction, VTO
8/19 – Seattle, WA at The Rendezvous w/ Totes Brutes, Botherations
8/20 – Olympia, WA at The Voyeur w/ White Walls, Nudes, Gag
8/21 – Portland, OR at The Know w/ Organized Sports, Bi-Marks
8/22 – Salem, OR at Val Cave
8/23 – Arcata, CA at The Big Tree w/ Komatose
8/24 – Davis, CA at Douglass Ave w/ Yi, Dreams Dean
8/25 – Oakland, CA at The Swamp w/ Stressors, Hunting Party
8/26 – San Francisco, CA at The Fortress w/ Coma, Caged Animal, Reckless
8/27 – Reno, NV at Ryan’s Saloon w/ Otis
8/28 – Salt Lake City, UT at The Underground w/ Gnawing Suspicion, Jawwzzz
8/29 – Denver, CO at Mouth House w/ Nose Bled, Negative Degree
8/30 – Omaha, NE at West Wing w/ Gag Reflex

Maybe you like The Facebook. 

May 2012

No showing off intended here. I'm going to make a post for each month to diary what was recorded or just taken in. These posts are more so for myself to help keep things organized in case my organs or mind give out by the end of the year. For whatever reason I've decided to start backwards (May and June)...probably because I'm trying to play catch up with more recent stuff that I'd like to share. January etc. will follow. It looks like this month in particular includes a lot of recording sets/shows in 2 or 3 different venues per day. OK, so that last sentence probably has to do a little with showing off. I'm probably also leaving out some Brain Tumors show somewhere where I left microphones and preamps at home because I knew it was going to be too engaging to be documented.

May 4th
D50 loaned to Kid Fear to record band practice before the Turf that Saturday.

May 5th
Javier & Havana Hi-Fi at Harriett Brewing.
Dallas Orbiter, Thunderbolt Pagoda and CLAPS at Hell's Kitchen that night.

May 8th
Hasps, Marijuana Deathsquads and Black Dice at The Cedar Cultural Center.

May 12th
Hyperslob and inBOIL both solo on the back steps of Metrodome II. Caught Regal Treats for the first time in the basement (unfortunately not recorded).
Empty's Tapes Presents Deamless, Svoboda and Myrrh at Hell's Kitchen that night.

May 13th
Sorry OK at the main stage in Powderhorn Park as part of the rescheduled May Day celebration. Shakin' Babies in a house near by (not recorded but wow).
inBOIL solo set and Kitten Forever at P5y-hic Sch0o1that night.

May 17th
Deamland Faces outside at Painters Park.
Guante, Desdamona, See More Perspective and Heidi Barton Stink at Hell's Kitchen that night.

May 19th
Dylan Ettinger, Beat Detectives, Collin Gorman Weiland and CLAPS at Yeti Records.
Then
Sleeping in the Aviary opening for The Suburbs at First Avenue (Only SITA recorded).
Then
Hopped the 14 to record Kill the Runt at the Tower of Positivity.

May 24th
Heliotrope Night I at the Lab Theater
10 sets and some Transitional Species interludes.

May 25th
Heliotrope Night II at the Lab Theater
9 sets and some Transitional Species interludes.

May 26th
Heliotrope Night III at the Lab Theater
9 sets and some Transitional Species interludes. 

May 31st
Nallo, Brett Saxon and Holyoke at The Triple Rock.

Extra Life @ The Turf Club Tonight!

Poster by Brian Downs

Extra Life (NYC)
The Funeral And The Twilight
Prostate
Hollow Boys

The Turf Club
 9pm Doors | $7 | 21+

RSVP?

After having seen all of these bands from one to several times I can guarantee that this is going to be an excellent show but to be completely honest Prostate is my main reason for heading to the Midway this evening.

The Funeral And The Twilight is one of the best bands in Minneapolis and you can catch them on tour this August in the following cities.

Aug 09 Minneapolis, MN Doesn't Count House
Aug 10 Fargo, ND New Direction
Aug 11 Minot, ND Why Not Fest
Aug 12 Bismark, ND House Show
Aug 13 TBD
Aug 14 Billings, MT House Show
Aug 15 Bozeman, MT The Filling Station
Aug 16 Missoula, MT Total Fest XI
Aug 17 Missoula, MT Total Fest XI @ Badlander/Palace
Aug 18 Missoula, MT Total Fest XI
Aug 19 Spokane, WA Carr's Corner
Aug 20 Seattle, WA The Funhouse
Aug 21 Olympia, WA Le Voyeur
Aug 22 Portland, OR World Famous Kenton Club
Aug 23 Portland, OR House Show
Aug 24 Boise, ID The Shredder
Aug 25 Salt Lake City, UT Haus Show
Aug 26 Denver, CO Rhinoceropolis
Aug 27 Driving and camping somewhere.
Aug 28 Columbia, MO The Hairhole
Aug 29 Iowa City, IA TBA
Aug 30 Minneapoils, MN

Maledicere and Blood Folke @ Perish

Perish:
Maledicere
Blood Folke

DJ Ossuary and DJ Algol

Kitty Cat Klub
10pm. 6/21.
Free

Perish. Every Third Thursday of the Month.

Maledicere will have a new release for sale this evening. Here is a sample of said release.

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“TO WHOM LIFE IS AN EXPERIENCE TO BE CARRIED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE...
I have not meant to express my thought but to help you clarify what you yourself think...
You are not any more different from me than your right leg is from your left, but what joins us is THE SLEEP OF REASON—WHICH PRODUCES MONSTERS.

  - Theory of Religion Georges Bataille

Basuketto at The Red Stag Every Wednesday in June!

Basuketto is back for June!
Every Wednesday.

The Red Stag Supper Club
Free | 10pm

1st Set
Chris Bierden with Drew Christopherson and Maggie Morrison
doing Neil Young, John Lennon, and Fleetwood Mac Covers.

2nd Set
Ben Clark
Mark McGee
Maggie Morrison
Joey Van Phillips
Gip Matthews
Drew Christopherson
and more...

DJ Maychin between sets and after.

Basuketto is the new improvisational project founded by Mark McGee a.k.a Makr (Father You See Queen, Votel, Marijuana Deathsquads, To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie) and Ben Clark (Votel, Cecil Otter, Doomtree, LaLibertie). After curating a successful extended residency at Nick and Eddie, Makr will be fronting this new improvisational project that will continue to collect some of the Twin Cities’ most talented musicians across genres and place them in an arena for spontaneous collaboration. In contrast to previous residencies, for this project, participants will be exploring constraints in time, tempo, and arrangement to create more concise and directed improvisations with predetermined endpoints. Some of the guests that will be contributing include Adam Marx, JT Bates, Joey Van Phillips, Maggie Morrison, Jared Isabella, Evan Ishmael, Drew Christopherson, and Holly Newsom to name a few.

Fate's Palette Debut Show Tonight at the KCK!

Fate's Palette
(ex-The Great Confinement, Poor Weather Club, The Butcher's Bag, The Blackthorns)
The Funeral and the Twilight
With a Gun for a Face

The Kitty Cat Klub
Tuesday June 12th
10pm | No Cover | 21+
RSVP?

Hardcore Crayons CD Release Show!

Hardcore Crayons CD Release Show
self-evident
Bloodnstuff
The Book of Right On

Hell's Kitchen 
Saturday June 9th 2012
10pm | $5 | 21+
Social Networking

"Get a $1 PBR Tallboy ticket with purchase of the new Hardcore Crayons album Just For Grins."

New music video for "Sarcasmic" produced by Northern Outpost.

I Need An Intern.

Surf's Up
10pm | $5

Myrrh
Food Pyramid
Bloodwall
Million Brazilians (Portland)
Rotten Apples (Boston)

The Hexagon Bar
10pm | No Cover

Bomb Banks (Chicago)
Goatflower
Skoal Kodiak
The Hecks (Chicago)

Even though I really want to see  Million Brazilians and Myrrh at the Lounge and Goatflower and Skoal Kodiak at The Hexagon there's something else going on a few blocks up the street from the home base. Icehouse MPLS is having a soft opening stop kick off their new Monday night Jazz series. From the man himself, Mr. JT Bates...

"Alright dear friends. Tonight Adam Linz, Dave Karr and I will christen the Icehouse MPLS stage! It's slightly different tonight as it is the soft opening. We will play a little after 10pm, please, if you're not invited to the opening, do not arrive until 10 or a little after. we will also play a later set at 11:30. ((normally it will be 9:30 & 11:30 sets)) Played some music in there last night, and it sounds amazing!! I am so very grateful for this opportunity to begin again. please come down and celebrate with us. Also tonight only, NO COVER!!!!!! please share this all over the damn place. Thanks."

Last Week and This Week.

Thursday 5/31: Recorded Holyoke, Brett Saxon and Nallo at The Triple Rock.

Saturday 6/2: Recorded Langhorne Slim and Ha Ha Tonka at The Triple Rock.

Sunday 6/3: Bloody Mary, BBQ, rooftop patio.

Monday 6/4 Would love to record Myrrh, Food Pyramid, Bloodwall, Million Brazilians (PDX) and Rotten Apples (MA). Especially Million Brazilians but sleeping would also be good.

Updated the calendar. Looks like I have to try to be 3 places at once on the 9th.

TFATT /// CLAPS - Midwest Tour 2012

 

The Funeral And The Twilight and CLAPS

May 31 The Zoo Bar Lincoln, NE w/ Masses

Jun 01 The News Room Kansas City, MO w/ Sneaky Creeps

Jun 02 First Teenager House Springfield, MO

Jun 03 Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center St Louis, MO w/ Iron Hills, Durango

Jun 04 Burlington Bar Chicago, IL w/ Stephen Paul Smoker

Jun 05 Quarters Milwaukee, WI w/ Stacian, Brief Candles

New Labor's Final Show @ Hell's Kitchen Tonight!

 

Poster by Ben Nylen

New Labor

The Yoleus
Sonic J
Cadette

Hell's Kitchen
Saturday, June 2nd
10pm | $5 | 21+
RSVP?

Records spinning between sets by DJ Biggie Schaals and DJ YITH.

Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this but please check it out if you are in the mood for top notch music at a top notch venue this evening.